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Fukami, Naoko, Wakako Kumakura, Satoru Nakamura, Takenori Yoshimura, Katsumi Shishido and Tasuku Sato. 2021–2025. Database of Islamic Architecture in Cairo, Digital collection managed by Information Resources Center at Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. URL: https://islamic-architecture.aa-ken.jp/ (Accessed: yyyy-mm-dd)
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  • Wakako Kumakura
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Modification History

  • 2025.04.01: * Release of digitized historic maps from the 2024 IRC project.
    • Finalized the digitization (polygonization) of 38 sheets from the 1938 map and 58 sheets from the 1900s map (scale 1:1000).
    • Ongoing project: Implementation of annotation tasks for the automatic detection of architectural elements as a new database feature.
  • 2024.03.15: Vector data of the 1938 Cairo city map was created and published.
  • 2023.04.01: The Arai Collection (1994) and a new set of metadata were added to the database.
  • 2021.04.01: Initial release of the website, including the Fukami Collection (2010s).
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